Welcome to Knights Domain Chess a celebration of Knighthood and the Knights Templar known as the poor Knight’s of Christ and guardians of Jerusalem. A military unit founded in France and declared by Pope Honorius ll in 1128 as the army of God, they fought the Muslims for control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Crusades. The Great Ayyubid Muslim Leader, Salah ah-Din defated the order and the crusaders at the Battle of Hattin in 1187 AD. Believed by some to be the place where Christ instructed the beautitudes earlier in 30CE. This elite order was later disbanded by the French King and Pope Clemente V by papal bull in 1312. Unleash your creative mind and Joust as guardians of the city in this ultimate knights chess game of addictive fun and wits. If you are short on time and enjoy a unique chess challenge this is for you. If you are a beginner who always wanted to play chess, but the complexity and memorization required was a deterent, this is for you and is a simple introduction to the game of chess. Knights Domain is made for the furtherance of the sport of chess. Ages 10-Adult. A simple chess game for all ages.

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The LegendThe legend for one order, is that nine Knights formed the original order; the game has eight Knights and a King, as anyone could serve as the King. There is no Queen to protect the King. No Bishops to intercede or rooks to bank on. There are only three pawns in this chess game.

The game has three battle formations played on three differently colored boards, the green and bronze board is the battle ground for the Knights Templar chess challlenge.

This order was headquartered in Jerusalem and their role was protectors of pilgrims and the Holy Sites. At the battle of Arsuf, a battle of the Third Crusade, Richard I of England defeated the forces of Ayyubid leader Saladin. The legend goes on in this chess game.

The Knights of Columbus, this legend of the mariner Christopher Columbus, celebrated in an chess opening where the Knights have left port. This is the second opening formation.

This order was prosecuted in the 1920's in the New World. There are no bishops to intercede; the sickle is with the grim reapers, the pawns. This battle ground is a lavendor and yellow board. In this chess formation the knights have sailed into the new world.

Knights of the Round Table. The best knights of King Arthur lived in his castle called Camelot. In this chess opening the Knights surround the King in his Vale.

No castling in this game, no rooks no Camelot, no place of refuge. This third opening formation is played on a pastel green and yellow game board, this chess challenge completes the matrix of Knights Domain chess. The battle is for God and country. Death is swift and judgment is sure. Unleash your creative mind. Joust!

Knights Round Table

Knights Templar

Knights Columbus

Cross Formation Matrix

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This ultimate knights chess game offers a unique online game tournament. Players compete in each chess cross formation in a matrix where each formation is only played once as black and white at blitz speed or at full gallop. The fun is explosive and currently available on one device . Online play is to be released in March 2019 and will be for members only. Sign up for free chess club membership below.

The cross formation matrix makes this the ultimate game of knights chess. Here Knights Templar plays white against Knights of the Round Table. Just wits and cunning required to suceed in this combination of chess games.